Other conditions decisions — 2000

The Board has determined that the veteran's claims for service connection for neck and back pain are not well-grounded, as there is no competent evidence of current disabilities or a nexus between any disease or injury in service and his alleged conditions.

The veteran died from nonservice-connected causes and did not have a pending claim for benefits at the time of his death. Therefore, he is ineligible for burial benefits.

The Board has granted a 20 percent disability rating for the veteran's ilio-inguinal nerve damage with right groin and rectal pain due to right iliac crest graft donor surgery, which is the maximum schedular evaluation available.

The Board denied service connection for the cause of the veteran's death due to squamous cell carcinoma, attributing it to mustard gas exposure during service. However, the claim was not well grounded as there is no evidence linking the cancer to his service-connected disabilities or active military service.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for additional VA medical treatment records related to the veteran's past care. The appellant seeks service connection for the cause of his death and eligibility for Dependents' Educational Assistance under Title 38, Chapter 35.

The Board found no competent evidence relating the veteran's current left foot disability to an in-service injury or service, thus denying his claim for service connection.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities in July 1983. The veteran is contesting this decision, claiming that it ignored or disregarded evidence from Social Security Administration doctors and findings of an administrative law judge.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for cause of death and dependency and indemnity compensation under the provisions of 38 U.S.C.A. § 1318 due to insufficient evidence being provided by the RO.

The Board denied the veteran's motion to revise a September 1966 decision finding that new and material evidence had not been submitted for service connection of postoperative, subtotal gastrectomy syndrome, duodenal ulcer. The Board found no error in the original decision.

The Board found that the veteran's claims of service connection for left and right otitis media were not well-grounded due to a lack of medical evidence linking current disabilities to his military service or any service-connected conditions.

The case is being remanded for additional development of the veteran's medical records and information regarding his care in a VA facility.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for herniated disc as his current condition is not related to any event during his military service.

The Board found no evidence of HIV infection during service and denied the claim.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an increased rating of his service-connected status post left fifth metacarpal fracture (Boxer's fracture), finding that it did not meet the criteria for a compensable evaluation.

The Board has determined that the claim of entitlement to service connection for a right foot condition is not well grounded and therefore denied.

The Board granted a 50% rating for cephalalgia effective March 6, 1992. The veteran's attorney is eligible to receive 20% of past-due benefits awarded due to this decision.

The Board has granted an effective date of October 20, 1981 for the award of compensation for self-inflicted gunshot wound residuals as secondary to PTSD.

The Board denied the appellant's request for waiver of VA home loan guaranty indebtedness as untimely filed.

The Board granted the appellant's request for waiver of recovery of an overpayment of $18,526 in VA death pension benefits due to her failure to report income.

The veteran's claim for an increased rating for his service-connected ptosis of the right eye is denied as there is no anatomical loss in the non-service-connected left eye to warrant a higher rating.